The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, AUGUST 12. 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1597, 12 August 1916, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, AUGUST 12. 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tfov. If. T. Stanley, of Levin, lias exchanged charges with Rev. G. R, Stephenson, of Pctone. • The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) will preside over (he Supreme Court sessions at Palmerston, comment-mg on Tuesday.

A programme of exceptional merit is announced for this evening at the Town Hall, in “Hearts in Exile,” a 5,000 ft. star drama, featuring Clara Kimball Young.

“Her armies cannot stand the pressure,” declares Lord Derby, in an interview with American press correspondents regarding the position of Germany. The Allies, he says, are drawing the iron ring tighter, and she cannot escape Iter fate.

It is officially confirmed that the Italians have occupied Gorizia, the Austrians being completely routed. Deadly work' was done by (be Italians’ secret batteries to the Austrian headquarters, completely destroying the Austrians' organisation. The enemy admits that the Italians reached (he town. The prisoners taken total over 12,000.

Rita Jolinet, who is featured in a 5,000 ft. star drama at the Town Hall on Monday evening, had the unique experience of being a passenger by the Lusitania when that vessel was torpedoed by the German submarine. It is a curious coincidence that the photoplay in which New Zealanders will make the ac-

quaintance of Miss Jolinet is “The Unafraid.”

The bean-guessing competition conducted by Airs Kompster on .behalf of the Foxlon Ladies’ Patriotic Guild, for a pair of stag horns, presented by Mr Hurt and Messrs Walker and Pnrrie, has been won by Mrs A. Cook, who guessed the correct number, 434. The competition netted £0 30s for the fund. The Guild also desire to acknowledge a donation of three guineas from Airs A. S. Easton.

A big deal in slice]) is reported to have taken place up the Alain Trunk line. The vendor is a farmer in the vicinity of Waiora, and the purchaser a Wanganui resident. It related to a line of (i,of)o ewes, and the price paid is said to be £2 (is per head, or a, total of £13,800. The sheep are to he kept by the vendor until after ducking and shearing, the lambs and wool being the property of the purchaser.

Poor Solomon Stead lay sick in Ins bed,

’Twas a cold that he’d contracted. With lungs like lead, he was all but dead, And his wife was nigh distracted. Overcome with grief she shook like a leaf, But such anguish was premature, Her mother rushed in, replacing hot gin With Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 24

“I don’t like these repeated references to constables as if they wore all liars," remarked the Chief Justice to a defending’ counsel in the Wellington Supreme Court.

Some excitement was caused at. Karaka Bay, Wellington, on Thursday, when a woman who was out for a walk in charge of a. nurse, jumped over the end of the suburban wharf. Her hysterical screams for assistance were hoard by Miss Kitty Doughty, who was 400 or 500 yards away. Miss Doughty ran to the wharf and plunged into the water fully dressed, and was successful in rescuing (he woman.

The annual report of the Ka.ia.poi Woollen Company slates that the business of the year proved (o be greatly in excess of the estimate. This has made itself Pelt in the financial results of the year’s working.-., and the directors recommended a dividend to ordinary shareholdeis (if S per cent., and a bonus of It per cent,, and to the preference shareholders of 7 per cent. and a bonus of 2 per cent. Tin 1 total value of the exports from Xew Zealand for the first six monl Its of 101(1 was £20,388,079, as compared with £17,770,200 for the corresponding period of last year, an increase of £2,018,479. The imports for the period under review totalled £11,909,814, as against £9,508,987 for the corresponding period of 1915, an increase of £2,100,827. Thus the excess of exports over imports for the first half of this year totalled £8,418,805. A cablegram from London recently stated that it was rumoured that tin* Xew Zealand Government was I a king over the Union. Company’s Heel. A telegram from Dunedin says that the acting chairman of directors, Mr John .Roberts, stales that (here is no foundation for the rumour, and that no communication has passed between the Government and the company with a view to the acquisition of the llecl. The Prime Almister (HI. Hon. W. F. Massey ) told a Post reporter that he could give the rumour an unqualified denial. A complaint about the price of butter was made at the Wellington City Council meeting by Councillor R. A. Wright, who asked the Mayor whet her it was possible to bring Hie matter under Ihe notice <>f the Board of Trade. The price, he said, had been advanced another penny a pound, which was simply scandalous. Mr Luke replied that he and Councillor Godher would bring the mailer under the notice of the Board. By the way, the retail price of hat ter in Foxton has been raised to Is 8d per pound, and this leaves a very small margin of profit, to I In* retailers.

The Fo.xlon ('!iris’ Guild tliis week sent to the Red Cross Depot, Wellington, o ease containing the following : —5 suits pyjamas, 2 pairs flannel shorts, 2 llannel lied jaekets, Id llannel undershirts, 7 nightinhales, 1 pairs hand-knitted sox. -1 pairs hand-knitted spiral sox, 2 knitted ehesl protectors, 1 halaelava, G treasure hags, 38 towel t'aee washers, 2 pillow (‘uses. 6 knitted eye bandages, t hot water bottle cover, 10 handkerchiefs, 1 Roslyn arm slings, 01 roller bandages, 23 swabs, 1 pair of bed sox, 7 pairs of crochet slipper tops, also illustrated papers. “This practice does not seem to have ceased, and the military authorities look upon it as a very serious matter.” This remark was made by Inspector Hondrey when referring in the Wellington Magistrate's Court to the case of Robert Patterson, who was charged with supplying liquor to a member of the Defence Form's for consumption oft the premises where it was obtained. The Magistrate (Mr D. G. A. Cooper. S.iM.), remarked that he thought the lines indicted would have had a deterrent effect. Apparently tliis had not been the ease. Patterson was lined j.T>, default being lixed at one month's imprisonment.

The following 1 resolution, moved by .Mini Tanpopoki, chief of the Tuhournng'i tribe, Whakarewarewa, and seconded by Kiwi Amohau, chief of the Whnkauue tribe, was (reports the Auckland Star) carried with enthusiasm at an assembly of Maoris at the Native Land Building, Rotorua, on Friday last ;—“lnasmuch as we are entering the third year of the greatest war of the world, the Arawa people again place on record their unalterable decision to assist, as in the past, in every direction our noble King and the Movernment of ihis country in this tremendous conflict of the world of light against Ihe world of darkness and murder led by (iefmany, for ever, and ever, and ever." The resolution has been forwarded to the L’rime Minister.

Tin 1 Wiir (say.- a contemporary) is having a serious ellect upon some of (he proviueial newspapers. .Some weeks ago (he Hay of Plenty Times (Tanranga) announced that, because of the increased price of paper, printing' material, and the necessaries of life, an increase of aO per cent, would be made in the subscription to the paper, and a like increase would take place in advertising charges. The increases do not appear to be popular, as the proprietor has decided to publish the paper as a tri-weekly instead of a daily. It is staled, in the Botorua Chronicle, which sympathises with its coastal contemporary, that the Chronicle may possibly have to follow suit in the near future.

Buy wholesale from Laidlaw Leeds’ Catalog ; it’s free.

Deal with Walker and Purrie for your groceries, and you will always be satisfied. Only the best stocked.

There was a fairly good attendance at the progressive cribbage tournament hold in ]\tr Perron it's rooms on Thursday evening’. The first prize was won by Mr D. McEwan, and the “booby” by Mr T. Henderson.

A speaker at yesterday’s public meeting, in giving reasons for the earlier running of the evening train from Palmerston North, said that those on the station there had never seen anyone running to eateh the Foxton train of an evening. The passengers for Foxton were always waiting for a good half-hour before the train was timed to leave, and he contended that the running of this train three quarters of an hour earlier would he welcomed by the whole of the residents of the district.

A female baby was found outside the Wellington Receiving Home on July dtli, and Mr D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., was confronted with Ihe task of conferring on the little stranger a name, birthday, and religion. He had also to lind the baby a place of abode. His Worship was not prepared to invent a name, but the baby, which was committed to the Receiving Home, will temporarily be known under the title of “Jessie Hume.”

Mr E. G. Sutherland, late of Foxton, and now of the Auckland Herald staff, was married to Miss M. V. Barker, late of Carterton and Wellington. The Rev. Jasper Colder conducted the ceremony at Auckland. 'The bride wore a grey costume, with a cerise hat, and carried a shower bouquet. Mr 11. Jordan, of the New Zealand Hera hi staff, was the host man. 'file wedding breakfast was served nt tin; residence of the bride's mother. Mount Eden. Mr and Mrs Sutherland have taken up Iheir residence at Gmmlane.

Tlie session of Parliament just ended was one of the briefest on record. The short('st was in 1990, when the session lasted on 70 days. The recent session endured for 92 days. There are only nine shorter, and I hey arc very little shorter. The recent,session opened on -May 9lb, and ended on August Bth, the total days occupied being: 92. There were 5S days of meeting', and the House sat for dad hunts 20 minutes before midnight, and for do hours S minutes after midnight. The lot a I number (O' hours the House sal totalled 3851, daily averages being 0 hours 30 minutes.

In a statement ■ concerning recruits to the police force, the Xew Zealand Commissioner notes that fifty-eight men were taken on during the year, their nationalities, religions. and occupations being as follows; Xaliotialities: England, 13; Scotland, 1, Ireland 10; Xew Zealand 29; Australia 2. Religion; Church of England, 21; Presbyterian, 12: Roman Catholic, 20; Methodist, 4; Church of Christ .1. Occupations: Asylum attendant, 1; bakers. 2; butcher, 1; biishman, 1; carpenters, 7; carters, 4; contractor, 1; ex-constable.-, 20; cx-.-ol-dier, 1; farm labourers, 11; footman, 1; jointer, 1; labourers, 7; miners, 1; railway porters. 1; surfaceman. 1; lireman. 1: tram conductor, 1; wheel wriglil. 1. Tho strength of the force is 910 of all ranks; of which number 757 are constables.